| team KUWAIT | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 13 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 1 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 4 - 8 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 12: + 8; = 1; - 3: 23 - 10 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 9: + 7; = 1; - 1: 20 - 6 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 8 - 2 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 6 - 3 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 21 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 12: + 6; = 2; - 4: 17 - 9 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 9 - 3 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 6; = 1; - 5: 19 - 15 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 8 - 12 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 13 - 10 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 5: + 3; = 1; - 1: 12 - 1 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 19 - 7 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 1 gathered point on the group stage 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 98: +52: =16; -30; 179 ‒ 90 172 | |
| Percentage indicators | +53,06%; =16,33%; -30,61%; 1,83 ‒ 0,92 58,50% | |
| FIFA world cup | 3: +0: =1; -2; 2 ‒ 6 1 | |
| Percentage indicators | +0,00%; =33,33%; -66,67%; 0,67 ‒ 2,00 11,11% | |
| Total: | 101: +52: =17; -32; 181 ‒ 96 173 | |
| Percentage indicators | +51,49%; =16,83%; -31,68%; 1,79 ‒ 0,95 57,10% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 101 (16) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 181 | |
| - home: | 102 (56,35%) | |
| - away: | 44 (24,31%) | |
| - neutral field: | 35 (19,34%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 96 | |
| - home: | 38 (39,58%) | |
| - away: | 45 (46,88%) | |
| - neutral field: | 13 (13,54%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,79 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,95 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 87/135 (64,44 %) | |
| - away: | 56/120 (46,67 %) | |
| - neutral field: | 30/48 (62,50%) | |
| Biggest win: | 10:1 - Macau | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:4 - Korea Republic | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 42 (41,58%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 32 (31,68%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 15 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 6 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 0 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 144 (1,43) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 10 (0,1) | |
| - second yellow cards | 8 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 220 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 1 882 866 (20 691) | |
| Top scorer: | Faisal AL DAKHIL (78 82 86) and Jassem AL HUWAIDI (94 98 02) - 13 goals scored each | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Bader AL MUTAWA (06 10 14 18 22) - 31 games | |